I must have put away my ice jigs with some moisture in the Clam box last year. I have some rust on all of my jigs and spoons. Has anyone tried removing the rust with Coca-Cola? It looked to work pretty good on youtube videos.
been there. dilute some CLR bathroom cleaner and soak the jigs in the solution and brush with an old toothbrush. might be useful to touch up the hook points with a hook sharpener before putting back in the box.
Is CLR a brand name or a contraction of a name? Don’t know what it is.
CLR – Calcium Lime Rust
I was thinking that would be a little hard on the paint.
Yes, CLR is a brand name (stands for Calcium-Lime-Rust, I believe). Should be available at any grocery store.
CLR – Calcium Lime Rust
I was thinking that would be a little hard on the paint.
Full strength might. It shouldn’t be if you dilute it some. Maybe try a test jig or 2 before you dump ’em all in.
Take one of those silica gel dessicants you get when you buy new shoes and throw that sucker in your jig box. I would actually recommend throwing one in every tackle box. They help soak up that extra moisture left from changing lures. It has helped a lot to cut down on the rust for my gear.
I must have put away my ice jigs with some moisture in the Clam box last year. I have some rust on all of my jigs and spoons. Has anyone tried removing the rust with Coca-Cola? It looked to work pretty good on youtube videos.
Take one of those silica gel dessicants you get when you buy new shoes and throw that sucker in your jig box. I would actually recommend throwing one in every tackle box. They help soak up that extra moisture left from changing lures. It has helped a lot to cut down on the rust for my gear.
Great idea!
Mix a little vinegar and dish detergent together and add to hot water. Use the old toothbrush after allowing the jigs to soak in the solution for a few minutes. Put the cleaned jigs in a kitchen sieve and run super hot water over them long enough to get them hot, then when drained spread them out on a couple layers of paper towel to fully air dry.
It seems that once rust has a toe hold in a storage box it comes back very easy. The silica gel packets are great in a situation like this, just be certain to put the packet in an empty cell in the box by itself.
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Take one of those silica gel dessicants you get when you buy new shoes and throw that sucker in your jig box. I would actually recommend throwing one in every tackle box. They help soak up that extra moisture left from changing lures. It has helped a lot to cut down on the rust for my gear.Great idea!
x2!!
FDR
That’s why I use the jig boxxes with the blue anti rust inserts! Guys spend all that money on tungsten jigs and put them in a junk clam or similar box and have them rust. What a waste of money!
From a preventative standpoint, you can’t beat the Flambeau Zerust products
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